Physiotherapy Negligence Compensation

If you’ve been injured by negligent care from a physiotherapist, you could be able to claim physiotherapy negligence compensation. Due to the length of waiting times on the NHS, many people opt for injury treatment at private physiotherapy centres. Getting treatment for an injury as soon as possible can often help to minimise the injury.

However, if the physiotherapist is negligent and does not perform their job role safely, you could potentially be injured. If you have been injured by the negligent behaviour of your physiotherapist, you could claim physiotherapy compensation.

To assess your claim, contact us on 0333 358 2345 or online.

Physiotherapy Compensation Types

There are many different types of physiotherapy that someone could receive. Some of the most common types of physiotherapy are:

• Paediatric physical therapy.
• Geriatric physical therapy.
• Back/neck physiotherapy.
• Sports injury-related physical therapy.
• Musculoskeletal physiotherapy.

These are just general terms that cover more specific types of physiotherapy. No matter what type of physiotherapy you have undergone, if your physiotherapist acted negligently and you were injured as a result, you could claim physiotherapy negligence compensation.

Physiotherapy Negligence

There are many different ways in which you could potentially be injured by a physiotherapist. However, most physiotherapist-related injuries occur because of these negligent practices:

• Using poor technique or being overly strong/vigorous when manipulating a patient’s body.
• Improperly assessing the patient’s condition before treatment begins and either performing the wrong type of treatment for the patient or a type of treatment that is too aggressive for their physical state.

If you believe that your physiotherapist has caused you to suffer an injury due to their improper diagnosis or poor technique, you could claim physiotherapist negligence compensation.

To find out how much physiotherapy compensation you can claim for your injuries, contact First Personal Injury as soon as possible.

Physiotherapy Negligence Compensation

There are multiple different injury types you could suffer from when attempting to claim physiotherapy compensation. The amount of medical negligence compensation that you are awarded is therefore unique to each specific case. The amount of personal injury compensation that you are awarded will be determined by two categories: general damages and special damages.

General Damages

General damages refers to the physical and emotional damage caused by your injuries or illness. In the simplest terms, it refers to compensation for pain and suffering. This type of compensation also covers any losses of amenity, aka a decrease in your ability to function, that has arisen from the injuries sustained in an accident. To view estimates for personal injury types, visit our compensation calculator.

Special Damages

Special damages compensation refers to compensation that covers the financial losses and expenses incurred as a result of an accident or medical negligence. Special damages could help to reclaim a loss of income if you have been unable to work due to your physiotherapy-related injuries. Similarly, if you have had to pay to go to a medical appointment or if you had to pay to travel to a medical appointment, you could be able to claim these medical costs back.

Making Personal Injury Claims

If you have suffered a personal injury, you may be entitled to receive compensation. First Personal Injury are available to assist you and ensure that you win the compensation that you deserve.

Contact our specialist team to begin the process, either by phone on 0333 358 2345 or through our online form.